Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2015 39 • Representatives from body manu- facturer Con-Tech were on hand last month at Peterbilt's plant in Denton, Texas, to take delivery of the plant's first vocational Model 567 in a set- forward front axle configuration. The truck was introduced earlier this year during the Word of Concrete trade show and now is in production. It is available in both 115- and 121-inch BBC lengths; the 115-inch BBC has a bumper-to-front axle distance of 29 inches, and the 121-inch BBC has a 31-inch bumper-to-front axle distance. The truck comes standard with the Paccar MX-13 rated up to 500 hp and 1,850 lb.-ft. of torque. Con-Tech designs, manufactures and installs ready-mix bodies such as its High Performance Drum and specialized packages such as its BridgeKing model engineered for optimized weight distribution and bridge law compli - ance. Visit CTMMixers.com. • Navistar will be first-to-market with the Eaton Procision line of dual-clutch transmissions for its International DuraStar medium-duty trucks. The 7-speed transmission is designed to deliver added fuel economy compared to a similarly equipped vehicle with a torque converter automatic transmission. The Procision features electronic shifting that uses grade, vehicle weight and throttle input to provide optimal fuel efficiency and smooth, continuous torque delivery. The dual-clutch technology is designed for more efficient acceleration from a stopped position and to optimize shift points to get to the highest gear efficiently. Visit Navistar.com and Eaton.com/Eaton/Procision. • Goodyear's G186 MSA (Mixed-Service All-Position) UniCircle retread is designed for oilfield and other mixed- service fleets seeking enhanced traction and more miles to removal. The retread has three zig-zag circumferential grooves for added all-season traction, a long-wearing compound for increased tread life and the company's proprietary UniCircle Technology. UniCircle treads are positioned on casings using laser-guided technology and are precision-stitched, which eliminates cutting or splicing during the tread application process for a more uniform and balanced application that helps extend casing life and mileage. Visit GoodyearTruckTires.com. EQUIPMENT NEWS | INBRIEF Speci cations are subject to change without notice. Detroit Diesel Corporation is registered to ISO 9001:2008. Copyright © 2015 Detroit Diesel Corporation. All rights reserved. Detroit ™ is a brand of Detroit Diesel Corporation, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company. DEMANDDETROIT.COM Engines, axles and a transmission all engineered and designed to work together as one. An entire powertrain built and backed by a single manufacturer for greater ef ciency and pro tability. That is the power and value of Detroit. ONLY DETROIT CAN DELIVER THIS LEVEL OF integration. Daimler Detroit_82574_Western Star Ad 4C_2.25"w x 9.5"h_1/3 Page_Non-Bleed Commercial Carrier Journal DET_82574_WesternStar_CCJ.indd 1 4/10/15 4:45 PM As 2014 began, Blue Max Trucking president Denton Williams had realized that contractors near the company's headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., were ramping up commercial and public construction projects, which would involve Blue Max's primary businesses as a mostly dump truck fleet. "We wanted a truck that offered drivers a comfortable work environment and could lower our fuel bills," Williams said. MHC Kenworth's Charlotte location invited Williams to a cus- tomer event in Phoenix where he formed his first impressions of the heavy-haul T880 while driving on a test track and an offroad course. Impressed by the truck's visibility and handling character- istics, Blue Max spec'd 38 T880s with dump bodies and 380-hp Paccar MX-13 engines, providing 1,450 lb.-ft. of torque driven through Allison 4500 RDS 6-speed automatic transmissions. The company also spec'd four T880 tractors equipped with 455-hp MX-13 engines and 10-speed Eaton UltraShift Plus transmissions. Kenworth Truck Co., Kenworth.com Dump fleet invests to capitalize on public construction projects